Local Planning Scheme No. 6 Amendment No. 11 Aerial image of existing airport (Source: Broome International Airport) Prepared by Driscoll Planning Prepared for Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation January 2020 E:\Operations\JOBS\PD 1802 Lombadina\1802 Scheme Amendment Report.docx PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (LOCAL PLANNING SCHEMES) REGULATIONS 2015 RESOLUTION DECIDING TO AMEND A LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME SHIRE OF BROOME LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME NO. 6 AMENDMENT NO. 11 RESOLVED that the local government pursuant to Section 75 of the Planning and Development Act 2005, amend the above local planning scheme by: 1. Rezoning a portion of Lot 297 Broome-Cape Leveque Road from Cultural and Natural Resource Use zone to Special Use – Djarindjin Community Airport as shown on the Scheme Amendment Map. 2. Amend the Scheme Maps accordingly. 3. Introduce the following to Schedule 4 – Special Use Zones: Description of Notation Special Use Conditions Land RHA Lot 297 Djarindjin Uses may include: Broome-Cape Community a) Airstrip/runway Leveque Road Airport b) Heliport c) Taxiways d) Hangars e) Maintenance and repair facilities f) Passenger terminal g) Airport facilities including: − air traffic control tower − fuel farm − fire safety − maintenance facilities h) Runway Approach Landing System (AUS) i) Accommodation facilities for staff, pilots, engineers and apprentices and other workers associated with the airstrip/heliport operations. SHIRE OF BROOME LPS NO. 6 ii AMENDMENT NO. 11 19/01/2020 Description of Notation Special Use Conditions Land j) Other uses if approved by the local government. k) Site and Development Requirements – as determined by the local government and where consistent with the approved Land Use Plan and Environmental Report included in the Scheme Amendment Report. l) At the stage of submitting a Development Application, the following reports are to be prepared to the satisfaction of the local government: − Water Management Plan to ensure water is sustainably managed and the disposal of stormwater and wastewater does not impact on any receiving environment; − More detailed flora and fauna investigations consistent with EPA Guidance Statements No. 51 and 56 prior to development; − Preparation and implementation of a Construction Environmental Management Plan; − Preparation and implementation of an Airport Operational Environmental Management Plan; and − Preparation and implementation of a Bushfire Management Plan m) Access from the Broome-Cape Leveque Road will be constructed to the satisfaction of the local government. SHIRE OF BROOME LPS NO. 6 iii AMENDMENT NO. 11 19/01/2020 The amendment is complex under the provisions of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Scheme) Regulations 2015 for the following reasons: a) it is an amendment that is not consistent with a local planning strategy for the Scheme that has been endorsed by the Commission; b) it is an amendment relating to a development that is of a scale, or will have an impact, that is significant relative to development in the locality; and c) the amendment is not recognised as being a basic or standard amendment. Dated this……………………………………..day of……………………..20……… …………………………………………. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SHIRE OF BROOME LPS NO. 6 iv AMENDMENT NO. 11 19/01/2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 2.0 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ............................................................................................ 2 3.0 LAND DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 5 4.0 LOCATION AND LAND USE .................................................................................... 6 5.0 AIRPORT PARAMETERS ......................................................................................... 6 6.0 PHYSICAL SITE CONTEXT ....................................................................................... 9 7.0 LAND USE PLAN .................................................................................................. 10 8.0 LAND USE PRECINCTS ......................................................................................... 10 9.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT, POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND RESPONSE ......................... 14 10.0 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................................... 15 11.0 INDUSTRY ADVICE .............................................................................................. 20 12.0 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................... 21 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location Plan ........................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2: Site Plan ................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 3: Land Use Plan ........................................................................................................ 11 Scheme Amendment Map .................................................................................................... 25 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1: Djarindjin Community Airport – Airport Land Use Plan Report (including as Appendix A: Douglas Partners Geotechnical Report; and Appendix B: Civil Group Civil Engineering Report), The Airport Group, December 2019 Appendix 2: Djarindjin Community Airport Environmental Report by Urbaqua, October 2019 Appendix 3: Economic and Social Impact Assessment, Djarindjin Airport Development Proposal, KPMG, November 2019 Appendix 4: Certificate of Title SHIRE OF BROOME LPS NO. 6 v AMENDMENT NO. 11 19/01/2020 GLOSSARY The glossary below sets out abbreviations used consistently throughout this report: Abbreviation Full Description DAC Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation DCA Djarindjin Community Airport (proposed) TAG Djarindjin Community Airport – Airport Land Use Plan Report, The Airport Group, December 2019 Urbaqua Djarindjin Community Airport Environmental Report by Urbaqua, October 2019 ESIA Economic and Social Impact Assessment, Djarindjin Airport Development Proposal, KPMG, November 2019 FIFO Fly in/Fly out LNG Liquefied Natural Gas RPT Regular Passenger Transfer SHIRE OF BROOME LPS NO. 6 vi AMENDMENT NO. 11 19/01/2020 SCHEME AMENDMENT REPORT 1.0 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this Amendment to Local Planning Scheme No. 6 – Shire of Broome (the Amendment) is to justify the proposal to rezone an area on the Dampier Peninsula from portion of a reserve zoned Cultural and Natural Resource Use to Special Use – Djarindjin Community Airport. The construction of an airport near the existing settlements of Djarindjin and Lombadina to refuel helicopters transiting from Broome to liquefied natural gas (LNG) platforms operating in the Browse Basin has provided some employment and training opportunities for the Indigenous communities on the Dampier Peninsula. The existing airport is located only 2.5 km from the Djarindjin community at the intersection of Djarindjin and Cape Leveque Roads. The flight path is directly over the community, which is having an adverse impact on the amenity of the community and limiting the airport’s operations. The airport, which can accommodate up to Code 3b aircraft, is owned by the Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation (DAC), operated by a separate contractor, and staffed with local Indigenous community members. It has operated since 2011 and has provided the development of unique skills and employment opportunities of great benefit to local people. DAC has identified the opportunity to construct a new airport to support and facilitate direct flights of fixed wing aircraft to and from Perth or Darwin and to provide facilities for helicopter movements to offshore drilling platforms for undersea oil or gas exploration and production. A new purpose-built Djarindjin Community Airport will serve as the primary facility for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft operations to support Browse Basin activities and in turn, to provide local employment opportunities and prosperity for the community, which is key to the community’s independence and sustainability (Urbaqua). It will also significantly reduce the impact from air traffic on the residents and visitors in the locality, freeing up additional opportunities for increased usage of the new airport. The new airport would also reduce flight times improving associated safety, resulting in reduced helicopter transport costs to the LNG operators. While determining that the new airport would have many economic and social benefits generally to the residents on the Dampier Peninsula, it would compete with facilities currently provided in Broome. To support this proposal and to address land use, environmental and social impacts, more specific and targeted reports have been prepared which are included in full as Appendices 1-3 and will be referred to within this Scheme Amendment Report. These additional reports which are described below are: SHIRE OF BROOME LPS NO. 6 1 AMENDMENT NO. 11 19/01/2020 a) Appendix 1: Djarindjin Community Airport – Airport Land Use Plan Report, The Airport Group, December 2019 b) Appendix 2: Djarindjin Community Airport Environmental Report by Urbaqua, October 2019 c) Appendix 3: Economic and Social Impact Assessment, Djarindjin Airport Development Proposal, KPMG, November 2019. Appendix 1: The Djarindjin Community Airport – Airport Land Use Plan Report, The Airport Group (TAG). The TAG has prepared a report